Unit 4 Our World Section A Topic 1 What’s the strongest animal on the farm? Section A

goose sheep some geese some sheep What can we see in the countryside? countryside n. 农村，乡下 What can we see in the countryside? goose sheep some geese some sheep

What can we see in the countryside? mouse some mice

Do you like these animals ? Where do you want to live ? Yes, I do. Can you see them in the cities ? No, I can’t. I want to live in …

Does Wang Wei like the countryside or the city Does Wang Wei like the countryside or the city? Now, watch the flash of 1a, and find out the answer. 1a 视频1a-P81

_____ fresher _____ busier _____ bluer Listen to 1a and check the words you hear. 录音1a-P81 _____ fresher _____ busier _____ bluer _____ taller _____ bigger _____ clearer _____ nicer _____ quieter _____ noisier Now, look at the pictures and say something about the countryside and the city.

countryside The air is fresh. The sky is blue. The trees are green. It’s quiet in the countryside. The river is clear.

city The air is dirty. It’s noisy in the city. The river is dirty. The roads are wide. The traffic is busy. The buildings are tall.

The air in the countryside is ______ The sky in the countryside is ______ The river in the countryside is ______ The trees in the countryside are _______ than those in the city. It’s ________ in the countryside than in the city. fresher than that in the city. bluer clearer greener quieter

Listen again and fill in the blanks. Then read it aloud.录音1a-P81 Wang Wei likes the countryside very much because he thinks the air is _________, the sky is _______ and the rivers are ________ there. Michael thinks the countryside is much ________ than the city, too, so people can enjoy the beauties of nature. Wang Wei goes to the countryside every year for his summer holiday. fresher bluer clearer quieter 所填单词有什么特点？

2b Study the rules carefully and complete the table. Adjective strong tall nice brave Comparative stronger nicer Superlative strongest nicest Adjective big fat thin lazy ugly Comparative bigger lazier Superlative biggest laziest

1. 一般在词尾直接加er/est: tall—taller—tallest 2. 以e 结尾的单词去e加er/est: wide—wider—widest 3. 以辅音字母加y结尾的单词，把y改成i, 再加 er/est : busy—busier—busiest 以重读闭音节结尾，且末尾只有一个辅音字母的单 词，双写末尾的辅音字母，再加er/est : big—bigger—biggest , (fat, thin, red, hot)

2b Study the rules carefully and complete the table. Adjective strong tall nice brave Comparative stronger nicer Superlative strongest nicest braver taller tallest bravest Adjective big fat thin lazy ugly Comparative bigger lazier Superlative biggest laziest thinner uglier fatter fattest thinnest ugliest

写出下列形容词的比较级和最高级。 short _______ _______ small ______ _______ large _______ ________ late _______ _______ happy ______ ________ easy ________ _______ hot _______ ________ hard ________ _______ cute ________ ________ dirty ________ ______

Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks. 录音2a-P81 One day, the children were visiting a farm.

Answers to 2a: taller stronger shorter nicer cuter better Let’s talk about the other animals on the farm.

< < small big ？ ？ The hens are smaller than the geese. The mice are smaller than the hens. The mice are the smallest of all. < <

> > small big ？ ？ The hens are bigger than the mice. The geese are bigger than the hens. The geese are the biggest of all. > >

< < thin ？ The ducks are a little thinner than the geese. The ducks are much thinner than the pigs. < thin adj. 瘦的；薄的；稀的

3 Pair work Look at the picture and choose the correct word for each animal. Then make conversations with the adjectives in 2b. horse pig cow cat sheep mouse hen goose duck dog rabbit

Example : Dog : I’m the strongest on this farm. ( One day, the animals on the farm were talking.) Dog : I’m the strongest on this farm. Rabbit : I don’t think so. The pig is stronger than you . Dog : Ha! Ha ! He is lazier than me . …

summary 1. The comparative and superlative degrees of adjective. 形容词比较级、最高级的规则变化 及用法。（-er/est） 2. Talking about animals and describing nature.

Homework Draw a picture of your hometown and write a passage about it, using adjectives and their comparative and superlative degrees.

Thank you !